Inspirational Image Friday: multimedia presentation by Frans Lanting
Anyone’s work that involves “visualizing the story of life” has me hooked. Below is the Ted Talk presentation/ slideshow of Frans Lanting: “A Journey Through Time.” This multimedia work that premiered in 2006 involves great photography, dialogue/poetry, and music by Philip Glass, and aims to tell the story of life. It starts from the ancient alien-like world of earth and moves forward, successfully conveying the beauty of evolution and humanity’s place in it.
Unlike other largely inspirational visual & scientific works, this one succeeds in being nearly as informative as it is beautiful. Useful facts are cited throughout the journey, and there’s a great visualization tool of the photographs and their context in evolution on the www.lifethroughtime.com website.
Other Resources:
LIFE: A Journey Through Time – this includes a preview of the slideshow, and a unique interactive viewing method of the photographs in situ with their place in evolution.
What do you think?